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Bob Heier of Louisiana places cards with the names of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade at Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. (Photo by Jose Luis Magana / AP)

Troops in Afghanistan, Iraq mark Memorial Day

U.S. forces serving in Afghanistan and Iraq remembered friends and colleagues in solemn Memorial Day ceremonies to commemorate all of their nation's war dead.

ABC News

Arlington mementos are in Army's care

CNN

Honoring America's fallen heroes

MSNBC

Hopes for breast cancer vaccine

American scientists say they have developed a vaccine that has prevented breast cancer from developing in mice.

BBC

Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship

More than 10 people have been killed after Israeli commandos stormed a convoy of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army says.

BBC

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Israel attacks Gaza flotilla

Guardian

Lobbyists moonlight as fundraisers

Nearly 160 registered lobbyists have raised at least $9 million for political parties and federal candidates over the past year, according to records filed under new Federal Election Commission requirements.

MSNBC

It's Quit Facebook Day, are you leaving?

Monday is Quit Facebook Day when a number of users around the globe plan to delete their Facebook profiles in protest over recent privacy issues.

PC World

Pakistan lifts Facebook ban

ABC News

NATION

Gulf warned oil may leak until August

As BP shifted from the "top kill" effort to its latest fallback plan to stop oil gushing from one of its Gulf wells, the Obama administration, the company and scientists conceded it may continue until August.

Seattle Times

Gulf coast reactions

Houston Chronicle

A not-so-sweet tax on candy

Candy is candy, right? Not if you're trying to tax it. That's when the definition gets a bit sticky. This is an issue as states like Colorado and Washington move to tax sweets to help balance their budgets.

NPR

Radioactive leak found at Vt. nuke plant

A new leak of radioactive material has been found and fixed at the troubled Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, officials said.

Des Moines Register

POLITICS

A final fight over 'don't ask, don't tell'

Congressional Democrats have launched a pre-emptive strike to end the ban on "don't ask, don't tell" before the Pentagon has given the idea a formal green light.

TIME

Summer blockbusters: issues that could upend the summer

While voters may not completely tune in to the midterm election until after the Labor Day holiday, here are eight possible issues this summer that could play a role in reshaping the November landscape.

Politico

BUSINESS

Farmers take on border fight with US

The government plans to seize a farmer's land to build a $5 million border post on a quiet country road. The community is fiercely opposed, and DHS is under fire for projects that some say aren't needed.

NPR

Fujitsu aims for $1 billion in sales of supercomputers by 2015

Fujitsu Ltd. said supercomputers will become a billion-dollar business for the company within five years, challenging products made by Hewlett-Packard Co. and International Business Machines Corp.

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

700-hour silent opera reaches finale

Artist Marina Abramovic has been sitting six days a week, seven hours a day, under bright klieg lights, in a plain chair in MoMA’s towering atrium.

New York Times

Our no-vacation nation

Is a well-rested workforce happier? What Americans can learn from the rest of the world about taking time off from the job.

CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Facebook app honors fallen soldiers

A new Facebook application is designed to honor fallen soldiers and also remind us of the importance of Memorial Day.

MSNBC

New plant eating dinosaur discovered

The new dinosaur was discovered in a bone-bed on private land located along the Milk River in North Central Montana.

ScienceDaily

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Elevate Life Church of Frisco plans to build a 10-story cathedral

The Cathedral of Frisco will stretch about 10 stories high and connect with its existing church building on 27 acres in eastern Denton County.

Dallas Morning News

Vatican names abuse inquiry panel

Details of a special inquiry into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Ireland have been announced by the Vatican.

BBC

Prospective priests face sexuality hurdles

New York Times

EDUCATION

Teachers' seniority rights under assault in Cleveland, across the nation

Seniority-based layoffs have a disproportionate effect on schools with high poverty and minority enrollment, according to a new study conducted by the Center on Reinventing Public Education.

EducationNews.org

Noncitizen grads hope Dream Act passes

President Barack Obama and some congressional leaders plan to push for a comprehensive immigration reform package that would legalize the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S.

Houston Chronicle

Community colleges to get more funds

President Barack Obama has highlighted his support for the green-tech industry, but for out-of-work Californians, the more important initiative is the plan to give community colleges $2 billion in funds.

EducationNews.org

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GOOD NEWS

Friends tell tales for ailing storyteller

Opalanga Pugh spent more than 20 years as a professional storyteller. Now it is her friends who gather to tell stories of her, seeking to raise her spirits while she battles cancer.

Denver Post

Cancer patients see hope in drug salvage initiative

Scores of cancer patients are being given fresh hope as part of a pioneering project to rescue potentially life-saving medicines from drug company vaults.

The Independent

WORLD

Tropical storm kills 96 in Central America

The remnants of Tropical Storm Agatha dumped more rain across Central America after killing at least 96 people in the region, sparking fears of further mudslides.

Reuters

Landslides, flooding kill dozens in Guatemala